Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.

Archly the maiden smiled, with eyes overrunning with laughter, Said, in a tremulous voice, 'Why...

Archly the maiden smiled, with eyes overrunning with laughter, Said, in a tremulous voice, 'Why...

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in...

Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in...

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

The strength of criticism lies only in the weakness of the thing criticized

The strength of criticism lies only in the weakness of the thing criticized

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and...

Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and...

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

Youth comes but once in a lifetime

The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.

The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.